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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

冬瓜雪梨汤

Weather is kind of erratic nowadays!! sometimes rain like cats & dogs, sometimes so sunny...really can fall sick easily..feel like getting sick soo0n as throat kind of sore :( hope this soup will help to 'cool' down my body...

Ingredient

4 chinese pears 雪梨

650gm wintermelon 冬瓜

40gm sweet almond 南杏

20gm bitter almond 南杏

40gm lily bulb 百合

3 candied dates 蜜枣

300gm lean pork

2000ml water

salt to taste

Method

Wash pears and cut into quarters.

Wash melon and cut into chunks.

Rinse almonds, lily bulb & candied dates.

Blanch lean pork in boiling water. Drain away water.

Place all ingredient except salt into a pot. Bring water to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 1.5hrs. Add salt to taste.